Clutch mechanism.



N-m 723.593. PATENTED MAR. 24, 1903., I

G A ENSIGN v CLUTCH MECHANISM.

APPLICATION TILED DBO. 9, 1902.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

GEORGE A. ENSIGN, or DEFIANOE, OHIO, ASSIGNOR TO DEFIANCE MACHINE 1 WORKS, OF DEFIANCE, OHIO.

CLUTCH MECHANISM.

SPECIFICATION formingpart of Letters Patent No. 723,593. dated March 24, 1903,

Original application filed October 9, 1902, Serial No. 126,467. Divided and this application filed December 9, 1902. Serial 7 No. 134,519. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern: pulley Q is mounted to rotate loosely on the Be it known that I, GEORGE A. ENsIGN, a said shaft, and the said pnlleyis connected by citizen of the United States, and a resident a belt Q wit-h other machinery. A frictionof Defiance, in the county of Defiance and clutch Q is adapted to engage the clutch-pul- 5 State of Ohio, have invented a new and Imley Q, and the hub of the said friction-clutch proved Clutch Mechanism, of which the fol- Q is mounted to rotate loosely on the shaft lowing is a full, clear, and exact description, K and is provided with a gear-wheel Q in this being a division of the application for mesh with a gear-wheel R, secured on a back Letters Patent of the United States, Serial shaft R, carrying a pinion R in mesh with :o No. 126,467, filed by me October 9, 1902, for a gear-wheel R secured on the shaft K, so

a felly compressing and boring machine. that when the friction-clutch Q isin frictional 6o The object of the invention is to provide a engagement with the clutch-pulley Q then new and improved clutch mechanism which the rotary motion of the latter is transmitted is simple and durable in construction, very to the friction-clutch Q which by the gear- 15 edective in operation, adapted to be readily wheels Q R, and R rotates the shaft K.

thrown in gear by the operator whenever it As shown in Fig. 3, the back gear just deis desired to do so, and arranged to automatscribed may be omitted and the clutch Q ically throw the clutch out of gear after one mounted to slide on and to turn with the shaft revolution is made by the main or driving K,sothat when thefriction-clutchQ isin fric- 2o shaft. tional engagement with the clutch-pulley Q The invention consists of novel features then the rotary motion of the latter is transand parts and combinations of the same, as mitted tothe friction-clutch Q which then will be more fully described hereinafter and rotates the shaftK directly. The hub of the then pointed out in the claims. friction-clutch Q is provided in either case 25 A practical embodiment of the invention with a shifting-collar S, engaged by a shiftis represented inthe accompanying drawings, ing-fork S, fulcrumed at S on the bed E of forming a part of this specification, in which the machine and pivotally connected with a similar characters of reference indicate corrod T, mounted to slide in a bearing on the responding parts in both views. said bed. A spring T presses thev rod T in 30 Figure l is a perspective view of the imthe direction of its length to normally hold provement. Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the the shifting-fork S in a rearmost position to same, and Fig. 3 is a detail view illustrating disengage the friction clutch Q from the another form of theimprovement. friction clutch -pulley Q. On the rod T is The main or driving shaft K is journaled secured a head T carrying a friction-roller '35 in suitable bearings and serves to transmit T traveling on the face of a cam in the power to the machine or other device on form of a disk T, secured on the forward which the clutch mechanismis to be used-for end of the shaft K, and in the face of the instance, a felly compressing and boring masaid friction disk T is formed a notch or chine such as referred to in the application recess T (see Fig. 1) for the friction-roller 40 for Letters Patent above mentioned. For T to drop in to allow the spring T to draw transmitting the power this shaft K is, for the rod T rearwardly and hold the friction- 9o instance, provided with a bevel gear-wheel L, clutch Q out of mesh with the friction-pulin mesh with a bevel gear-wheel L, secured ley Q. The forward end of the rod T is pivon another shaft L forming part of the maotally connected with the vertical member 5 chine; but I do not limit myself to this par- U ofa treadle U, fulcrumed at U on the bed ticular construction, as it is evident that it E and adapted to be pressed by the operator may be varied to suit the construction of the to move the rod T forward against the tenmachine on which the device is applied. In sion of the spring T to disengage the frictionorder to drive the shaft K, a friction clutchroller-T from the notch T Now when the rod T is moved forward, as described, then the friction-clutch Q is moved in mesh with the friction-pulleyQ to cause rotation of the shaft K by the back gearing above described and driven from the pulley Q. It is only necessary for the operator to press the treadle U downward until the shaft K has turned sufficiently to bring the notch T 0ut of alinement with the roller T and when the operator then releases the treadle U the frictionroller T traveling on the face of the disk T holds the rod T in a forward position to insure driving of the shaft K by the gearing described until the notch T is reengaged by the friction-roller T so that the spring T draws the shaft T rearwardly to move the friction-clutch Q out of engagement with the friction clutch-pulley Q. The rotation of the shaft K then ceases. The head T carrying the frictioneroller T is held adjustably on the shifting-rod T and is fastened thereto,

after the desired adjustment is made, by aset-screw T When the friction-roller T is in engagement with the notch T then the shaft K is at a standstill-that is, the frictionclutch Q is out of engagement with the friction clutch-pulley Q. Now when the operator presses the treadle U'then the shiftingrod T is pulled forward to move the frictionroller T out of engagement with the said.

notch and at the same time impart a forward swinging motion to the shifting-fork S to move the friction-clutch Q in frictional engagement with the clutch-pulley Q. The shaft K is then driven as described, and when the shaft K has made one revolution and the notch T has again reached the friction-roller T then the rod T is moved rearwardly by the action of its spring T to disconnect the friction-clutch Q from the friction-pulley Q and stop the rotation of the shaft K.

The device is very simple and durable in construction and is not liable to get easily out of order, and by having the head T adjustable on the shifting-rod T it is evident that any wear between the surfaces of the friction-clutch Q and the pulley Q can be readily taken up to insure a proper Working of the mechanism at all times.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent- 1. A clutch mechanism for a power-transmitting shaft, comprising a clutch-pulley mounted to rotate loosely on the shaft, a clutch for engagement with the said clutchpulley and for rotating the said shaft, an operating device for the said clutch, comprising a shifting-fork for the clutch,a spring-pressed rod connected with the shifting-fork and carrying a friction-roller, a notched disk secured on the said shaft and engaged by the said friction-roller, and a treadle fulcrumed on the bed of the machine and havinga vertical member pivotally connected with the said spring-pressed rod, as set forth.

2. A clutch mechanism, comprising a power-transmittin g shaft, a driving device for the said shaft, a clutch for connecting the driving device with the said shaft, and an operating device for the said clutch comprising a shifting-fork, a spring-pressed rod mounted to slide and connected with the shiftingfork, a cam on the power-transmitting shaft and comprising a disk having a recess in its face, a device on the rod carrying a frictionroller adapted to engage the face of said disk to hold the clutch in active position against the tension of the spring, and to engage the recess in the disk to permit the spring to act to move the clutch to inactive position, and means connected with the rod for moving the same against the tension of the spring to disengage the said device from the recessin the disk and move it intoposition to engage the face of the disk, as set forth.

3. A clutch mechanism, comprising a power-transmitting shaft,a driving device for the said shaft, a clutch for connecting the driving device with the said shaft, a shiftingfork for the said clutch fulcrumed on the bed of the machine, a rod mounted to slide in hearings on the said bed and pivotally conne'cted at one end with the said shifting-fork, a spring for normally holding the shiftingfork in a rearmost postion to disengage the clutch, a treadle fulcrumed on the bed of the machine and pivotally connected with the other end of the rod for moving the same and the shifting-fork against the tension of the spring to carry the clutch to active position, an adjustable device carried by the said rod, and a cam'mounted to turn and engaged by said adjustable device on the rod, as set forth.

4. The combination with the bed of the machine,the power-transmitting shaft journaled in bearings carried by the bed of the machine, and a driving device for the said shaft, of a clutch for connecting the driving device with the said shaft, and an operating device for the said clutch,comprising a shifting-fork for the clutch fulcrumed at its lower end on the bed of the machine, a spring-pressed rod located below the power transmitting shaft and mounted to slide in bearings carried by the bed of the machine, the said rod being connected at one end with the shifting-fork, the other end of said rod being screw-threaded, a head secured on the screw-threaded portion of the rod and carrying a roller, a disk secured on the end of the power-transmitting shaft and engaged by the said roller, the disk having a notch in its outer face extending through the periphery, and means connected with the screw-threaded end of the rod, for moving the same against'the tension of the spring, as set forth.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of twosubscribing witnesses.

GEORGE A. ENSIGN.

Witnesses:

GEORGE W. DEATRICK, Jos. BAUER. 

